Farmers in Africa are using resilient and climate smart approaches to tackle the effects of climate change.
Tackle smallholders’ misuse of pesticides in agriculture by enforcing regulations, says an expert.
A community action project that uses tissue culture technology is aiding higher yields of potato in Kenya.
Researchers have created new models that can predict the best time to manage fall armyworm.
Innovations such as recycled crop by-products are a boost to rice production in East Africa, say researchers.
Using recyclable banana waste technology kills potato pests and boosts yields by up to five times, say researchers.
In the last two decades, malaria cases in African villages with rice farms have risen almost twice as much as in other areas.
Researchers have identified a shade-loving fungal parasite that could control coffee leaf rust.
A rediscovered, climate change-resistant coffee crop in Sierra Leone could spur smallholders’ livelihoods.
Microcredit schemes offering seeds and tools transform the lives of Kenyan smallholders, writes Wilson Odhiambo.
As soil-dwelling worms threaten smallholders’ livelihoods, governments should act fast, writes Wilson Odhiambo.
After its success in India, researchers aim to pilot-test photo-based insurance for smallholders in Kenya in 2019.
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